Second rate to what? It is absolutely not true that SpaceX is second rate to anyone else: SpaceX is revolutionizing space like no other company or government has ever done before. The dominant corporate structures, and big government structures, are clearly second rate to SpaceX. I would argue, though, that SpaceX would be second rate to worker-owned and worker-controlled companies. https://medium.com/non-violence/governments-should-recognize-only-worker-owned-businesses-6ab1bd4988d9